The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

"The General hopes to have more in-depth exchanges with the magic community in your country. I heard that your school is currently holding the legendary Triwizard Tournament. The General is very interested in this once-in-a-century event and hopes to come. Your school is watching the game..."

"It's our honor." Ludo Bagman said with a smile on his face. These Japanese people are very generous, spend money lavishly, and their spending power is jaw-dropping.

During the past few days of hanging out with the special envoy, Bagman had gained a lot of benefits. Just a few envoys are so satisfying. If a whole envoy comes...

Bagman felt that he had a bright future.

After complimenting Tsuchimikado Wonho, Bagman introduced Tom to him.

"Winner of the Order of Merlin, First Class! I've heard of you, but I didn't expect to see you today - your patron saint is simply amazing, and your courage is even more admirable to us!"

It can be seen that Tsuchimikado Wonho seems to want to get close to Tom, but Tom has no interest in this Tsuchimikado, so his words become weird: "I didn't expect you to be so interested in us. I thought you would focus on improving relations with neighboring countries. Wasn’t it because of that old general that your relations with several neighboring countries were very tense? Now that the old general has passed away, a new general has taken over. , don’t you take the opportunity to repair the broken relationship between the two parties?”

The old general before Japan was an old guy who had been active in the magic world during the Taisho era. Such a person had naturally experienced the turbulent decades of the 20th century. With such a general, the relationship between the Japanese magic world and the magic world of other East Asian countries is naturally very bad.

This is also what Tom learned about the state of the Japanese magic world.

The topic that Tom brought up was a bit embarrassing, and Tsuchimikado Yuanhu didn't want to continue to struggle with this issue. He could only express vaguely: Those are all the grievances of the previous generation and have nothing to do with this generation.

Anyway, I’m very sorry!

Tom sneered, noncommittal to the statement.

The current general of the Ministry of Magic in Japan is inextricably linked to Voldemort. Based on this, Tom will not let them watch the Triwizard Tournament. This is a matter of principle and it is impossible to agree.

The Ministry of Magic has made a good calculation. Have they asked Hogwarts for their opinion?

Bagman saw that the atmosphere suddenly became tense and quickly began to adjust the atmosphere. After chatting with Bagman for a while, Tom realized that the Tsuchimikado in front of him actually had a great background.

He is a descendant of the famous Onmyoji Abe Seimei.

"Oh!" Tom was a little surprised, and then he asked a question: "Why is Abe Seimei's descendant named Tsuchimikado?"

This is also a point that Tom has always had a hard time understanding. The descendants of Slytherin are named Gaunt, and the descendants of Abe Seimei are named Tsuchimikado. This is really puzzling.

It could be seen that this was not the first time that Tsuchimikado Yuanhu was asked this question, and he began to give Tom the Japanese word Miao.

Maybe it was the cultural difference, but he didn't feel very embarrassed, but Tom somehow felt like "Mr. Yu's father, Mr. Wang".

While they were chatting, there was a sudden shock in Tom's pocket, and he immediately knew that it was time for Hermione to drink her medicine.

He quickly took out the potion bottle, handed it to Hermione, and watched with concern as she drank the potion prepared by Snape in one gulp.

The potion is bitter. Hermione shuddered after drinking it, and took several sips of butterbeer before she recovered.

"It doesn't matter, right? If necessary-"

"No, thank you." Tom rejected Tsuchimikado Wonho's "kindness". In his opinion, even if the Japanese wizard had a way to treat Hermione's injury, the effect would never be comparable to that of the Philosopher's Stone.

"If it feels uncomfortable, let's go back first?"

Tom didn't want to continue chatting with Tsuchimikado and Bagman, and Hermione happened to be a little uncomfortable, so he helped Hermione back to the castle.

"If you bear with it for a while longer, the Philosopher's Stone will be almost ready." Looking at Hermione's pale face, Tom felt worried.

Snape's potion had quite a few side effects, and Hermione would feel sluggish for a while every time she drank it.

On the way back, Tom and Hermione met Dumbledore.

This was a rare occurrence, as Dumbledore rarely seemed to leave his office, and meeting him outside the castle was a rare event.

"Miss Granger doesn't look very comfortable? Would you like to go to Hagrid's cabin with me and have a cup of hot tea?"

Tom wanted to refuse, but Hermione's eyes lit up after hearing about Hagrid's hut, and she immediately agreed.

So the three of them appeared together outside Hagrid's hut.

The curtains of the hut are still closed, but as you get closer, you can hear the screams of teeth.

"Hagrid, it's me." After knocking on the door and getting no response, Dumbledore had no choice but to announce his name.

This worked wonders, and Hagrid opened the door and invited a few people in.

Hagrid was in a terrible state. His face was stained with tears, his eyes were red and swollen, and his beard and hair were messy and tangled.

Apparently he's been having a hard time lately.

"I think you should end your vacation." Dumbledore fiddled with his wand and conjured a plate of cakes and a tea tray. He placed the two on the table and told Tom and Hermione to sit down first.

"Come back and teach, Hagrid," Hermione said softly, "It's all over now."

Without further fermentation, the turmoil of Hagrid's bloodline seems to have passed.

"Indeed, Professor Graplan has been taking over the class for too long. If she continues to take over, I'm afraid her salary will have to be increased." Dumbledore said humorously.

Hagrid was silent for a moment, but still asked to wait until the next school year before starting his teaching duties.

"Okay." Dumbledore shrugged, respecting Hagrid's choice. In his opinion, as long as Hagrid no longer locks himself in this small room, that is success.

After Hagrid's topic ended, Tom also took the initiative to tell Dumbledore everything about the people and things he met at the Three Broomsticks today.

"Professor, I'm afraid it's not a wise choice to put so many people into Hogwarts." Tom looked into Dumbledore's eyes and said seriously.

Dumbledore thought for a while, and finally whispered: "It can be seen that he is also looking for help..."

His voice dropped. After a while, he turned to look at Hagrid and said calmly: "I need your help. Are you willing to help me complete a task?"

"Of course, please speak." Hagrid was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Dumbledore seriously.

"I need you to go to France and find the living giants there."

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